Barrette or hair-retainer.



G. G. SINCLAIR. BARRETTE 0R HAIR RETAINER. APPLIJIAIION FILED AUG. 19, 1908.

Patented Apr. ,20, 1909.

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GEORGE Gr: SINOLAIR, OF LEOMINSTER, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOR TO NEWTON &

` MERRIMAKN, OF `LEOMINSTER, MASSACHUSETTA FIRM.

'BARRET'TE 0R HAIR-RETAINER.

Patented April 20, 1909.

Application filed August 19, 1908. Serial' No. 449,202.

To all whom it may concern: Be it known that I, GEORGE G. SINcLAIR, a citizen of the United States, residing at Leominster, in the county of Worcester and State of Massachusetts, have invented. certain new and useful Improvements in Barrettes or Hair-Retainers," and I do hereby declare that the following isa full, clear, and exact description of the same.

This invention relates to toilet articles andV particularly to a hair fastener ofthe barrette ty e. Y

1An object of this invention is to produce a barrette and fastener, the said fastener being preferably in the form of a pin, and the barrette proper having a device adapted to engage the pin to retain the parts in operative relation. l

A still further object of the invention is to provide a barrette and fastener, in which the pin is clear of obstructions of any kind tending to prevent its being inserted in the hair, the said pin coacting with a dprojection extending from the barrette bo to clam v a portion of the hair of the user to prevent isplacement of the barrette when in applied position. i Y

A further object of the invention is to provide a barrette body with a fin, 4lug or the like adapted to enter an openingin the pin, for pressing the `hair of the user .into the opening, this said lng or projection being analogous to the teeth shown in my` Patent 893,025, issuedJuly 14, 1908.V

With the foregoing and other objects in view, the invention consists in the details of construction and in the. arrangement and` combination of parts tobe hereinafter more fully described and claimed.

In describing the invention in detail, reference will be had to the accom anying drawings, forming part of this specification wherein like characters denote corresponding` parts in the several views, in-which- Figure 1, is a plan view of the body of the device, the pin and pin fastener and teeth being shown in dotted lines; Fig. 2, illustrates a side elevation o f the device with the pin detached from the fastener, Fig. 3, is a detail view of the pin; and Fi 4, is a sectional view onk the line A-B o Fig. v2, with the end of the pin shown in engagement with the fastener. i v l `operation the 3 derstoo In these drawings C, indicates the body `of the barrette, D a fin, lug or projection, proj ecting from the inner face o the body and preferably elongated longitudinally of the said body. The ends of the iin, lug or projection (to be hereinafter termed a n, by which is to be understood any element proj ecting beyond the surface of the body ada ted to enter an aperturerof a pin) is prefera ly convex, in order that the pin which swings in an arc of a circle may clear the ends of the ilin, is the barrette and fastener are manipuate rlhe body is provided with the pin E, which is of-increased width at the central zone thereof, and said widened portion has an elongated, preferably elliptical aperture,

Aadapted to receive the 1in and the hair that is pressed by the iin, as the body and pin are caused to approach each other. The end of the pin is preferably given a quarter twist in order that said end will stand at right angles to the' position of the remainder of the pin, and said end has an a erture I, to receive the pivotal pin J, exten ing through apertures in the ears E, which project from the body of the barrette; said pivotal pin also assing Vthrough the aperture I, of the pin for t e purpose of pivota ly connecting the pin and lugs.

The end of the body opposite the end containing the lugs F, has a hook or detent H adapted to engage one end of the pin, and in in is disengagedi from the member H, an is free to be inserted in the hairof a` user. When the pin has been properly inserted, the body of the barrette is then swun on the pivot, with relation to the pin, and t' e hair that lies between the pin and the fin will be pressed into the aperture of the pin, andV after the end of the pin has been caused to engage the detent, the barrette will be lfirmly anchored and will serve to retain .the hair in place.

rlhe construction, 4operation and advantages will, it is thought, be understood from thefore oing description, and it will be unthat the material of which Vthe device is made is immaterial, and may be varied to suit particular requirements. I claim: j

A barrette having a body provided with ,an integral projecting iin havlng its base of greaterflength than the upper edge thereof,

the end ofthe said iin from the upper edge to the n to enter the slot of the pin when fxlic thebase being beveled, aiiuhavin awidened said pin and body are parallel. center portion provide With a s ot, means for ivotally connecting one end of the pin GEORGE G' SINCLAIR' to t e body, and means for anchoring the op- Witnesses:

posite end of said lpin, the said in being po- FRANKLIN FREEMAN,

sitioned in such re ation to theY n as to cause MARY J. MOWER. 

